Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14601:[2025 Spring]EnglishⅠ(Intermediate) (20) 2025 Spring Tue2,Thu1 College　Of　Law SHELLEY JOHN 2

Campus

KIC/KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS402/ZONSHINKAN　ZS402

Language

Language

Course Outline and Method

Students in this activity-oriented, integrated-skills course shall be inspired as entry-level members of the academic community and become an independent learner of and through English. More specifically, students shall build onto their communicative English proficiency and acquire the skills listed as “Student Attainment Objectives".
Feedback on quizzes and assignments will be given in-class and/or via manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

(1) Listening
- Can understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life.
- Can understand documentaries, live interviews, talk shows, plays and the majority of films in standard dialect.
(2) Reading
- Can read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively.
(3) Spoken interaction
- Can communicate spontaneously with good grammatical control without much sign of having to restrict what he/she wants to say, adopting a level of formality appropriate to the circumstances.
(4) Spoken production
- Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to his or her field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples.
(5) Written production
- Can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his or her field of interest, synthesizing and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Unit 1: Lifestyles

NOTE: This schedule may change depending on the speed of the class. Please check Course News on Sundays and before each class day for information from your instructor.on homework and other assignments.

Free-time activities and everyday routines vocabulary; present tense forms

April 8: Class introduction
April 10: 1A - How well do you sleep?
April 15: 1B - The secrets of long life
April 17: 1C - Nature is good for you
April 22: At the doctor's / 1E - Personal information / Unit 1 TEST
【+R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照

Unit 2: Competitions

 Sports vocabulary; modals and -ing rules

April 24: 2A - Crazy competitions
April 29 2B - Winning and losing
May 1: 2C - Bolivian wrestlers
May 8: 2D - Joining a group / 2E - Advertising for members
May 13 : Unit 2 TEST

Unit 3: Transportation

Means of travel vocabulary; comparative and superlative forms

May 15: 3A - Transportation solutions
May 20: 3B - Transportation around the world
May 22: 3C - The end of the road
May 24: 3D - (MAKEUP DAY) Getting around town / 3E - Quick communication
May 27: Unit 3 TEST

Unit 4: Challenges

 Personal qualitites vocabulary; past verb forms

May 29: 4A - Adventurers of the year
June 3: 4B - An impossible decision
June 5: 4C - Challenge yourself
June 10: 4D - TEST

Unit 5: The Environment

Ecology and conservation vocabulary; quantifiers and articles

June 12: 5A - Recycling
June 17: 5B - Managing the environment
June 19: 5C - A boat made of bottles
June 24: 5D - Online shopping / 5E - Emails about an order
June 26: Unit 5 TEST

 Ecology and conservation vocabulary; quantifiers and articles

June 12: 5A - Recycling
June 17: 5B - Managing the environment
June 19: 5C - A boat made of bottles
June 24: 5D - Online shopping / 5E - Emails about an order
June 26: Unit 5 TEST

Unit 6: Stages of Life

Ecology and conservation vocabulary; quantifiers and articles

July 1: 6A - Changing your life
July 3: 6B - World party
July 8: 6C - Coming of age
July 10: 6D - An invitation
July 15: 6E - Unit 6 TEST
  

 

 

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Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Please have an English/Japanese dictionary for class and homework.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

There is no final examination.
Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

There is report examination required.
Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

There will be a test after each unit or two which will account for 80% of your grade. The other 20% will be based on attendance and homework assignments.

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Students are required to attend at least two thirds of the classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Life 3 (American English), Second Edition, Student Book with Web App 978-1-33-790564-0

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

Students who do not successfully complete this course are required undertake the relevant credit recovery classes.
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